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Tech Draft: Austin's uncelebrated behind the scenes

At Austin's 2021 United States Grand Prix, there were two moments that weren’t just important to the end result, but also went uncelebrated behind the scenes. Tech Draft has a look. When FP1 concluded on Friday, Mercedes identified a serious structural risk with its underfloor, and on Saturday during FP3 Red Bull identified a just as serious risk with their rear wing assembly. From the technical perspective of vehicle operations in Formula 1, things take a traditional engineering route. If you’re an engineer, you will know what I’m on about when I talk about risk dashboards of traffic light systems where red means stop and react immediately. For Mercedes and Red Bull, last weekend at...
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